“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.” Victor Hugo

Between 1747 and 1763 Bernardo Bellotto, Venetian also known as Canaletto has created some of the most extraordinary paintings of the city of Dresden, which until today help to shape the collective identity of the people who live there – no matter if they were born and raised in city or came to Dresden to settle with their families.

It will be soon fifteen years ago when Thomas (Koeplin) and I started our first conversations about the positive influence art could have on the global economy. What if – we thought – we would be able to distill how artists work and to offer this essence to professional organizations – profit and non-for profit – and the people within in order to support the idea of a more sustainable global economy.